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Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.
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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
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November 26, 2025
Marshalls Isn't Liable For Shopper's Fall, Calif. Panel Says
California appellate justices refused to revive a lawsuit by a Marshall's customer who tripped and fell after hitting her ankle on a platform behind her while looking at vases on a shelf, pointing out that the customer admitted she wasn't looking at where she was going when she stepped backward.
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November 26, 2025
OpenAI Says ChatGPT Can't Be Blamed For Teen's Suicide
OpenAI hit back at allegations that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot aided and abetted a California teen's suicide, saying the boy's misuse of the platform caused his actions, according to documents filed in San Francisco County Superior Court.
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November 26, 2025
11th Circ. Says State Farm Doesn't Owe $1M For Shooting
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a lower court ruling in an unpublished opinion issued Wednesday that ordered State Farm to cover a $1.13 million judgment against a gas station owner by an employee who was shot on the premises, saying that an employer's liability exclusion bars coverage.
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November 26, 2025
Disbarred Atty Can't Avoid Judgment In Theft Suit
A disbarred Philadelphia attorney accused of stealing from his former firm is stuck with a default judgment against him in the resulting lawsuit, as a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled that his delay in responding to the litigation was inexcusable.
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November 26, 2025
Yale Healthcare Workers Lose COVID Vaccine Mandate Suit
A Connecticut federal judge has again thrown out a complaint brought by several current and former Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. workers, who alleged the healthcare system's COVID-19 vaccine mandate violated their constitutional rights, finding they "have failed to plausibly allege sufficient facts that YNHHS acted under color of state law."
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Suits accusing major companies of not taking proper safety precautions to ensure the health and safety of patrons
- Suits accusing major companies of negligence in car accident, slip-and-fall, and fatal injury cases
- Disputes over alleged acts of negligence or omission, including failure to diagnose an illness or injury and improper treatment
- Suits claiming a failure to properly warn a patient about known risks or side effects of a medication or medical procedure
- Disciplinary proceedings against health care providers
- Ethics violations
- Criminal charges for illegally prescribing opiates or otherwise compromising patient care
- Professional liability insurance coverage disputes
- REGULATION
- Tort reform measures, including lawsuit payout caps
- State and federal legislation involving patient care
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of personal injury and medical malpractice practices
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- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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